Korea vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Korea
1.60 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
15,698 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
25th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
28th

Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Korea
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 1.60 million current US$ per square kilometre against 15,698 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.59 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 102.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 25th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 198 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 24,803 current US$ per square kilometre 817.78 current US$ per square kilometre 23,985 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 47,173 current US$ per square kilometre 1,237 current US$ per square kilometre 45,935 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 210,273 current US$ per square kilometre 2,501 current US$ per square kilometre 207,772 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 599,679 current US$ per square kilometre 4,943 current US$ per square kilometre 594,736 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre 11,469 current US$ per square kilometre 1.15 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre 12,642 current US$ per square kilometre 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Korea or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Korea, at 1.60 million current US$ per square kilometre against 15,698 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
1.59 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 25th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,326 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.